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give free rein

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give someone/something (a) free rein
to allow someone or something complete freedom. The owners gave the chef free reign to create a new menu. She was afraid to give free rein to her feelings.
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He implied, by tapping them and erasing from his mind the often contradictory requirements of a design brief, that he could then give free rein to instinct.
John Miller by The Architectural Review
But the United States still has hundreds of community stations that give free rein and training to thousands of radio producers of every stripe.
Al's hot air by Ross, Bill / The Progressive
Widely ignored housing laws that give free rein to slumlords.
EDITORIAL POVERTY CAPITAL L.A. POLICIES INFLATE THE CITY'S MISERY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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